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Tassilo Chalice
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Figure 151: Tassilo Chalice, copper gilt with silver and niello, c. 780. In the Kremsmunster Abbey, Austria. Height 25 cm.
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Tassilo Chalice

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    …copper-gilt chalices like the “Tassilo Chalice” have survived. The care and artistry with which they were worked and their rich engraved and niello decoration show that they were valued as highly as altar vessels made of precious metals.

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    …copper-gilt chalices like the “Tassilo Chalice” have survived. The care and artistry with which they were worked and their rich engraved and niello decoration show that they were valued as highly as altar vessels made of precious metals.

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